'Does the UK chapter have any plans to do more to promote GLAM reuse of
our free archives, or to bang the drum a bit more in GLAM journals
where this happens successfully?'
Hi Fae, from my point of view, I would certainly like to promote GLAM reuse
of CC licensed material more, but this is
On Fri, 4 Jan 2019 at 13:21, Michael Maggs wrote:
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> Would certainly love them to use more images from Commons. The main barriers
> seem to be:
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> 1. A perceived lack of legal certainty when using Commons images
>
> 2. Lack of in house legal expertise leading to an almost paranoid fear of 1.
Would certainly love them to use more images from Commons. The main barriers
seem to be:
1. A perceived lack of legal certainty when using Commons images
2. Lack of in house legal expertise leading to an almost paranoid fear of 1.
3. Hugely greater time and expertise needed to find,
That's an interesting point. I haven't been to the exhibition myself yet,
though I wonder if there was a comparable image on Commons.
Awareness of Commons as a resource is important especially amongst those
who decide on the content of exhibitions. Progress is being made and you
can find some
Finally got around to visiting the Ashurbanipal exhibition at the
British Museum.[1] The exhibition is near first class.[2] If you are
in London, treat yourself. The use of light projection to help
illustrate the ancient friezes was smart, and done in a way that still
let you examine the original
